Compare and contrast the financial crises in Mexico in 1994 and in Asia in 1997
What will be an ideal response?
In both cases large amounts of foreign investment poured into the countries. The Mexican crisis was precipitated by political events that caused concern among foreign investors and led them to pull funds out. Mexico was forced to devalue the peso, which exacerbated the crisis. In Asia, investors became pessimistic as some of their investments lost money and the withdrawal of funds devalued currencies throughout the region. Thus in both cases the large movements of global capital market funds were part of the story of the crisis.
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A) it is a group of firms that collude to restrict output to increase prices and profits. B) OPEC is a monopoly, but it is located outside of the boundaries of any one country. This is the definition of a cartel. C) this is the term economists use to describe an oligopoly that sells a standardized product, such as oil, rather than a differentiated product, such as automobiles. D) this is the term used for an oligopoly that is controlled by national governments rather than private firms.
Based on Table 3.1, which country or countries has an absolute advantage and a comparative advantage in shoes?
A) Mexico has an absolute and comparative advantage in shoes. B) The United States has an absolute and comparative advantage in shoes. C) The United States has a comparative advantage, and Mexico has an absolute advantage in shoes. D) Mexico has a comparative advantage, and the United States has an absolute advantage in shoes. E) There is not enough information to tell.
Bundling raises higher revenues than selling the goods separately when
A) demands for two goods are highly positively correlated. B) demands for two products are mildly positively correlated. C) demands for two products are negatively correlated. D) there is a perfect positive correlation between the demands for two goods. E) the goods are complementary in nature.
Which of the following is a tool used for protectionism?
A) Service tax B) Bank rate C) Tariffs D) Open market operations